Category Archives: Philip Pullman
Five Minutes With Philip Pullman
September 26, 2011
Pullman is the guest this week on the BBC’s “Five Minutes With” show. In the video he speaks about the importance of storytelling, whether he believes in God, why he doesn’t think about his audience and his favourite book.
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Essay about His Dark Materials on Smart Pop Books
September 10, 2011
Smart Pop Books is running a series of essays, ‘Navigating the Golden Compass’, on all aspects of Philip Pullman’s trilogy. The latest, ‘Dismembered Starlings and Neutered Minds’ by Naomi Wood, looks at Pullman’s treatment of notions of innocence and experience, … Continue reading
Pullman to appear at IBBY/Books for Keeps event
September 9, 2011
Philip Pullman will be appearing at an event in London in October, ran by the International Board on Books for Young People and Books for Keeps magazine. He will be joined by John Burningham, who, like Pullman is a nominee … Continue reading
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The Book of Dust – Still A Couple More Years
August 31, 2011
Philip Pullman was recently interviewed by Spanish magazine Qué Leer, where he talked about The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, his atheism, and his opinions on other fantasy writers such as Rowling and Tolkien. He also breiefly mentions … Continue reading
Pullman campaigns against Britain’s ‘feral elite’
August 1, 2011
Philip Pullman has signed a call for a ‘public jury’ in Britain, which would take away the power from the ‘feral’ elite who seem to run the country. The call blames three significant crises of recent times - the MPs’ expenses, the … Continue reading
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